Or pull in a Figi nine and play him in just about every other position in the team but nine

Really don’t know the way forward after this. Yet again making an average side look very good

Hodgson is a nice guy but not up to it. If we had the money I’d move him to overlook the Centre of Excellence, and get Tony Smith in to coach the first team.

If nothing changes I really fear for next season, and maybe even this one!

Walker what does he do ? He's no pace no nothing!

Our "saviour" Connor was awful guess what 2 s*it passes

We got rid of shaul for a reject from Leeds?

Bit like radford sacked Hodgson in

Careful what you wish for written all over it

Remember it big time shouldn't of done it

We've gone backwards big time since Hodgson came

Feel a but numb and dumbstruck after that second half display.

I like BH but think he could be gone if we don't beat Toulouse.

4 points up, Cas go down to 12 men with 35ish minutes to play, we should be seeing the game out from there. What followed was a clusterf**k of the highest order.

We shouldn't have let the Faraimo intercept effect us the way it did, but again those mentally weak traits come back.

Those home wins against Hudds, Catalans and Wigan are all a distant memory now.

Where has the intent and scramble in deference gone?

Taylor needs showing the door too. Sick to death of him. Big salary and sadly not the same player after his foot injury. Flew out the line to try and put another big hit on an outside back (and missed again), but let Matagi sail on in under the sticks. Hopefully this has served a warning to stop giving out 4/5 year contracts

Our next 3 games are toulouse away, Huddersfield away and saints at home, I can't see us winning any of those.... we'll be lucky to beat Wakey at home and Toulouse ar home. Expect Nathan Peats to run rings round us at dummy half next week.

He shouldn’t play again all season, if 1 person is the physical embodiment of everything that’s wrong with the club it’s him.

Wonder who scores at least a hat trick for Toulouse next week to make it 5 weeks in a row that will have happened.

He'll sell you a nice car though

We needed to beat Cas and Toulouse to stand any chance of a play off spot. We'll get nothing from the Hudds and Saints games.

I can’t understand why our edge defence constantly come and umbrella in !. All a decent half back has to do is sling a pass over the defender that shoots in trying to umbrella them and it leaves the edges wide open . That’s why so many try’s are been scored by the opposition wingers , because it’s so predictable. If we just held back , numbered up and trust our selves to make the tackle it wouldn’t happen.

The lack of trust is the thing, nobody seems to trust the man on the inside to do their job and make their tackle.

The defence of Connor Wynne on Social Media is laughable. Tells you all you need to know about Facebook groups.
His ill discipline meant he missed a quarter of the game. Should have diverted his energy into maintaining a defensive line.

Also, If Connor was texting Radford earlier in the week telling him where he was playing, something needs to be done.
It’s professional sport, not banter between mates.

100% this.

The problem is even if the edge defence is bolstered all the attacking team has to do is stroll through the middle. Just like they did last night.

Our lack of basic skills is so alarming and has been for a while, simple passing and catching should be the minimum requirement for a professional rugby player but the amount of times we've got players taking passes round their knees or head or behind them is ridiculous.

Out of interest, why too soon? We’re desperate for a spark and in the first half he gave that, with an assist and some good touches. Hindsight says his pass to Faraimo was bad, but it was a good read by Faraimo. He doesn’t make that and we’re 22/24 to 8 and they have 12 players on the pitch, would be a different game. I know that’s all it’s and buts, and I’m not excusing anything, but we need all the help we can get and Connor was ready and he had to play. Unfortunately he was as bad as the rest of the team after all that!

I would assume next week we will line up with Jake back at 1, Smith into 6 to partner Gale in the halves.
I don't know much about Smith so anybody know if he would be a better option at fullback than 6?

Surely our esteemed coach will provide the answer.

Well that was fun. When your there you tend to pick more up concerning players efforts etc. For 30 min I honestly thought we would win. Even half time I did. Connor pass if sticking wr go up 24/14 and might have gone on to win. What happened next is not acceptable. Certain players throw in the towel. Hodgson will get a lot of flak rightly so. But the players deserve more. What's Ellis supposed to be doing? We went behind and once again a lot of players put there que away. I was disgusted at the lack of effort by some. Wondering around like it's a Sunday walk. I've stuck up for Hodgson but he's got to be man enough to drop or get rid of some. How the H Ell is it good enough to not give the basic effort in a professional team.

Name the players then. Which ones are the problem and which ones are you letting off. Giving some to Ellis now but you still really don't believe Hodgson is the problem do you?

As Dan Tomlinson said. It would be criminal if some players stayed whilst another coach went. Why shouldn't Ellis kop some is he not the defense coach?. Do we just keep changing the coach and keep the players? We have a habit of just sacking the coach and the underperforming players stay. Last night Taylor Lane where awful. Lovudo doest look the player he was. Brown has dropped off. Connor sulked. Wynne needs to be told to keep his gob shut. He was at it all night. The 3 loanees will leave out as they must thing what have joined he. Evans had a real go. Soa lost it but at least the effort there. Houghton tried. Vuni not a centre. Gale started well and even though he dropped of he actually imo gave it a good shot. Onto Hodgson I have stuck up for him. But I would like him now to start dropping the worst culprits and ship them out. I still blame Griffin.

For me the time has come for the core group of players to be cleared out. Houghton, Taylor, Griffin along with Johnstone and Gale. I’d put a question mark on some others such as Lane, Carlos even Connor (if it’s true he’s messaged Radford about where he’s playing etc) and a warning to Wynne about his attitude and petulance.
I think Hodgsons time is also up as he just doesn’t seem to have the personality to get tough with the players, tell them how it is in blunt language or have any real ideas as he just looks like a rabbit caught in the headlights. Purtill is another that should also be shown the door.
We need a uncompromising coach who isn’t interested in who you are or what you’ve done in the past but just in what you do in the present and how you perform and doesn’t pull their punches. One who demands pride, effort, commitment from his players at all times and won’t accept anything less than their best regardless and without excuse.

Some players out there should not wear the shirt again after last night so called 2nd half display and I say display as I can’t even say it was effort.

Surely it's Hodgson's job as head coach to get the best out of his appointed coaching staff and rather than dropping all under performing players (of which most are) isnt it time he got a tune out of them. If he's that good a coach then it shouldn't be a problem.

On the money.

Real lack of accountability and bravery at the club.
Watched Lane make zero attempt to stop Olpherts breaking through and Houghton cantering back instead of chasing him down.

Watched Taylor hiding from taking carries in
And make no attempt to tackle their prop when he went through

The little 1%ers arnt there from some players as well as a huge lack of intensity from the same players, and its the ones born in this city, their professionalism and pride in the shirt has evaporated, they just don't care.

Question is if we can see it clear as day, why isn't Hodgson addressing it?

Matty Laidlow can you imagine him copying Taylor lack of effort? No neither can I, so play him.

Lost count of Houghton crap distribution too, yes he scored a try well done quick thinking but time to go

What has happened to Jordan Lane? A year ago he was talked about as a future captain but now you don’t know he’s there. Does very little and shirks his defensive work



Wish we would stop playing players out of position. Lovodua is not a second rower and Johnstone, well I don’t know what he is but it isn’t wherever he was playing last night?

Our defence was all over the place the whole match. Not just the second half. It was like 13 strangers thrown together on a pitch with no communication allowed.

What the hell do they do in training?